Bloodborne's Story ► Explained! (11min)

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[@ericcartman2725]

For those who don't want to watch the video. Basically some monsters wanted to have sex but couldn't and went mad.

[@RansomedSin]

+Eric Cartman Thanks Eric.

[@ericcartman2725]

Ransomed Sin No problem my mate. :)

[@RansomedSin]

+Eric Cartman Fuck you Cartman.

[@christopherduncan6737]

+Eric Cartman Lmao. Nice

[@getzo5340]

+Ransomed Sin Resepct his authority, son.

[@sapphic_sophie]

“Every great one is bizarre and unique. Pthumerians, on the other hand, are all identical and only knew how to build 3 rooms...”

[@juliabozzino288]

HAHAHAHAHAHA accurate

[@rizito9495]

Except third chalice. We dont know what happened at there

[@benre]

good one!! lol

[@feef2991]

A hoonter must hoont.

[@JJsiN84]

Enough quaking in your Boonts!

[@DrMoose-nd6qm]

Leave the hoonting of hoonters to me :)....yup 201&

[@keishagovender3686]

'nother hoonter are ye?

[@MetalSword106]

A fookin legend

[@TakenGTs]

😂😂😂👌

[@Intuitive_One]

How the hell was I suppose to figure out all of this by playing!? The only thing I made out was that I was a hunter, hunting beasts.

[@nikolotolentino]

Beasts then hunting aliens. So confusing like pubic hair.

[@TheHighBear]

Observe speculate and read dont bomb rush it like russians rushing b is csgo

[@zura8879]

Paying attention to literally everything, even minor dialogue, is a must in Miyazaki games.

[@gangstapuppy340]

Dante R. King same.

[@swirledelixir1]

Lol. Item descriptions also hold a lot of information.

[@SirenNetwork]

I hate it when people ask me what this game is about. Like you can play the game and still have no idea what's going on. Don't ask me to explain it.

[@definitivelylostcause]

+Siren Network What's this game about?

[@SirenNetwork]

Dr.7roll3R_ In the most simple term I could think off. It's about killing gods in order to transcend humanity.

[@definitivelylostcause]

Didn't think you would actually answer, but... k... xD

[@Destroyer2150]

Miyazaki put this element in every souls games. It reflect the feel that he got, when he started to learn english on his own

[@megatronbee]

+Destroyer2150 I think it's more of a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft, tbh

[@GreenHandMovies]

from software get's their info from these videos

[@tonymejia4196]

Everett hahahha

[@haydeng3316]

lol

[@xthe_nojx5820]

I certainly hope they're at least paying attention. Not just to Vaati, but to the community in general. I don't imagine too many IPs of any kind have the sort of devoted fanbase FromSoft can boast with their games.

[@paulorufalco]

LOLOLOLOL

[@lingkarusak]

hahahahah nice!

[@kguy152000]

"They want to reproduce, but for them, it's difficult..." Don't I know it. Been there before.

[@SaladDongs]

Virgin great ones - can't even have sex, are hideous, no women will ever touch them, no one knows wtf they're even doing, act like spergs Stacy Vileblood Queen - is royal, gets laid every day with the blood of her enemies, every hunter has to bow before her, has a literal cult build for her, lives in epic expensive castle with her own personal bodyguard.

[@Guru_1092]

Tfw you relate to an elder god because you're both ugly virgins.

[@TrunkMonkey3000]

Lol😅 I've already successfully reprocuced. Just like bloodborne, there WAS lots of blood, and screaming in pain. (oh not during the sex part lol)

[@jones973]

TM3000 lmao what

[@franciscoreza8295]

Dunwich horror reference?

[@Humboltgaming]

I actually find this condensed version to be better explained and written than the 30 minute version. Simply because it focuses more on the main plot as opposed to any specific characters. Great video.

[@stevejohnson6053]

same i actually now understand the point

[@BATASHALACKA]

YOU'RE A SQUID NOW

[@VaatiVidya]

BATASHALACKA My ending explained video is just going to be this

[@LeUserNameIsTaken]

VaatiVidya I love your videos, so I would like to ask you, if you know anything about the "Pale blood" we were supposed to look for from the beginning of the game? Until now, I have no clue to what it actually is! Altough, the Doll has white (pale?) blood. What are your thoughts about that?

[@WildWysteria]

Cthulhu no???

[@luciferblossom3922]

LeUserNameIsTaken Probably the Moon Presence's other name, think about it. Makes sense no?

[@LeUserNameIsTaken]

Lucifer Blossom You mean like pale as a moon? May be. But who left the message there, then?

[@jasonpowers335]

I borrowed this game from a friend. I fucking HATED this game when i first got it. About halfway through i started liking the gameplay, and felt strong after beating a handful of bosses. After beating this game I started reading the lore and story behind the it. Now i'm in LOVE with this game, and it's one of the best games i've ever played. I'm so glad I didn't give up on this gaming experience.

[@jonathanorozco6196]

I didn't hated it I really liked it, but had no patience at first and quit playing it for months. Then I played DS3 and got far in it. Depressed that I'm almost done with it i saw my friend play Bloodborne again. Now that I know and understand the lore way better I want back and fell in love with Bloodborne! O even got way better at it! I beat the cleric beast and Father Gascoigne on my first tries! I love From Software!

[@JMiN___]

Commander Sheppard word for word my thoughts of DarkSouls lol

[@ashtongrey6755]

Commander Sheppard same thing happened with me after all the deaths and constantly learning the controls and getting more powerful it slowly became my most favorite game of all time!

[@metalliclark86]

Commander Sheppard 'Im commander shepard, and this is my favourite game on the citadel'

[@sheerazahmed5403]

I gave up on this game.

[@simenfloodkvien9432]

What's amazing is that, in the beginning the game seems to be about killing beasts only. But after playing for a while and having put some of the pieces together, you realize that the beast-thing is only minor part of the whole story, even though it's a major theme. The way it's all built up, how the story just expands, is amazing. That's one of the main reasons I like this game more than Dark Souls. In Dark Souls, the plot is clear even before you start playing. A chosen undead shall relight the first flame, and prolong the age of fire. I know that the lore is just as deep, but it doesn't really change the plot. In Bloodborne on the other hand, you are getting a blood transfusion, and reading a letter stating that you should seek paleblood. Then you just get instructed to kill a few beast and to not think so hard about it all. But as you progress the plot changes. It goes from "just kill a few beasts" to "uncover the secret of Mensis" to "kill other gods in the name of another god". I feel like Dark Souls is fleshing out the story as you progress, but Bloodborne is evolving its plot. You don't really know the purpose og anything before killing Mergo's wet nurse.

[@Jordan-sn4tw]

Atmosphere and lore makes game great for me I agree

[@ProlificPianist]

I totally agree. I just can't get into Dark Souls because it was a very simple cycle of light and dark so all the drama the game talks about during the ages honestly means nothing in the big picture, so it really just doesn't interest me. That and it's the ten thousandth rehash of the Knights and Undead theme we've heard for hundreds of years now, but it is pretty intricately designed there. Bloodborne on the other hand was completely original aside from the obvious inspiration (H.P. Lovecraft) so it immediately drew my attention and I loved it to death because it was something completely new I haven't really seen before. Unlike DS, Bloodborne actually seemed to have real mystery behind your actual goal and get you to actually question the true nature of what you're doing. Am I being a hero and freeing reality from a nightmare? Or am I just being completely manipulated? Whearas in Dark Souls it's obvious: Relight the fire, save the world from darkness; nothing really to question about it. Bloodborne, to me, really felt like a story designed to give that scared and adventurous sense of awe and mystery for what really is out there hiding between the cracks of reality and dreams. Phenomenal story.

[@RickyChristie]

You should watch Vaati's videos on Dark Souls. Dark souls was never obvious, in fact it's much more ambiguous. Is continuing the age of fire good? Is darkness bad? Nobody knows, not even Vaati. But I would agree that in Bloodborne it seems things are much clearer and less ambiguous. You can make a movie out from Bloodborne but never from Dark Souls.

[@ProlificPianist]

Ricky Christie​ There isn't any active story in Dark Souls to explain. The whole game is just a walk through history and stepping over the corpses of those long passed. All Dark Souls is is a large compilation of side stories that you don't hardly have any part in. It wouldn't make for a good movie because it's about as entertaining as watching paint dry. As for the whole fire and dark part it sounds interesting at first, but it's so straightforward that it sucks all of the fun and mystery out of it. It's a never ending cycle of fire and darkness so it doesn't matter who wins, eventually they'll lose and so on for all eternity. Boring and easy to figure out

[@Ronronbetter]

Joshua W ummm no. Did you even play the games? There are a lot of side things, but that CONTRIBUTES to the main story of the cycle. Your right about an endless cycle, but the PROBLEM that started Dark Souls was that one person wanted to have one part of the cycle last FOREVER. The last dlc of Dark Souls beautifully portrayed the cycle ending, by creating a whole new world of darkness because the “main” one was so fucked up. Just because BloodBorne interests you more doesn’t mean Dark Souls is bland, you just didn’t like it/understand it.

[@epicebones7329]

Wait so you fight and presumably die all this time to become a baby Squid!? :-D

[@deadwalkin12345]

A baby GOD squid :D

[@shockwave1360]

A baby squid god

[@IImagnumalucardII]

that's how the Inkling race begun

[@NeroDeamon]

and then you shall ascend tentacle hentai to the next level

[@ManuelBernardoIbanezOcampo]

a Kawaii baby squid, well worth it in my opinion

[@ArhumShaheen]

The sequel of Bloodborne is.... Splatoon?

[@frostie2475]

Lol cx

[@raijin922]

***** We are born of the ink, made inkling by the ink, undone by the ink.

[@raijin922]

lol It would be hilarious to hear vaati do lore vids on splatoon, I still haven't been able to buy that game...

[@DovahSpy]

Arhum McShaheen Vaati pls

[@TheAntiSanta]

Yes

[@BlackLegion12621]

Personally, I think the ending where you awake from the hunter's dream as a human is better than becoming a Great One. Because you accomplish both your original goal of curing your illness, and maintain your humanity and identity.

[@xiaolinstyle]

Except we will all cease to be human at some point when we die, so its inevitable. I think this is a topic we should explore more often. Not saying I want to murder a bunch of sick people and become a tentacle monster baby but, ya know its not unimportant.

[@gamerdudepunk]

I guess it’s all about how you played the game. Did you gain a lot of insight? Power up your character beyond belief? Enjoy your journey? Well then you become the tentacle baby. If you dreaded the nightmare, you awake anew as a human.

[@Proloyable]

Well. waking from the hunter's dream is a selfish ending in my opinion. I mean you are well and good but the ascension of humanity will never take place. on the other hand in the secret ending you helped the whole humanity to ascend to a higher being.

[@calick7208]

What are the other implications of the “Awake” ending? I assume the Moon Presence and Ghermain are still around, so will they lure other hunters to the dream to slay other Great Ones? If the Moon Presence goal is to reproduce, why does it give you the choice (through Ghermain) to leave the dream and live your life as a human?

[@paisano6830]

I know it's been 7 years but that ending is actually the worst. In the second ending you wake Gehrman from his terrible nightmare, and in the third ending not only do you free him, you also kill moon presence and on top of that become a great one lifting humanity into its next childhood. This implies that you ascend not only yourself, you take everyone with you. In the awake ending you fulfill your purpose, but you neither breake the endless cycle of the nightmare nor free Gehrman.

[@youaintready1006]

You know what the craziest thing about From Software is? Miyazaki is so smart that he designed games like Bloodborne, knowing most people wouldn't take the time to understand the carefully crafted universe he had given them, but they would love the gameplay and that was enough to sell millions of copies...yet at the same time, he also predicted that players like VaatiVidya would piece together the story and end up doing lore videos for him. Genius.

[@theproofreader]

You say all the Great Ones appear to be utterly unique, but... what the heck are the Amygdala's then? There's like twenty of those guys.

[@aghadmtl]

+theproofreader Oh Amygdala Amygdala....have merci on the poor bastard

[@rickeyripp2972]

There is one amydgala He just had many children

[@mitter352]

+Rickey Ripp or its one amygdala and it can exist in multiple places at one time. Seems like a god like ability the great ones would have

[@wyvern876]

The ones besides the boss are referred to as "lesser" Amydgalas, implying that they are an inferior version to the main one, or original. There are multiple possibilities of where they could have come from: lesser beings the Amygdala transformed into it's image, bud-like clones of the original, who knows?

[@malakarvonstroheim5372]

I guess you can think of it as Shoggoth, a creature created by the old ones with great power but low intelligence in formless manner

[@RainbowPowerRangerX]

Is it me, or does Bloodborne have a "happier" ending than Dark Souls? Gehrman frees you: You have ended the scourge of beasts and now are free to live your life. You take Gerhman's place: Ok, this is darker, but at least the world is safe. You become in infant Great One: Personally, I wouldn't want this regardless of the power it offers, but you have ascended and you are set to elevate humanity, should you be benevolent. In Dark Souls, there was no right ending. Just sort of finding your way through the morality of a seemingly hopeless situation. Kindling the fire seems like a good ending at first, but it's questionable just how good that is. In Bloodborne, it seems like you do actually "fix" the world, in a way. Which, I mean, I understand. They are different games, after all.

[@Macder10]

SelfAwarePedant you dont fix the world at all in bloodborne? the hunt bloodborne takes place in is one of many. no matter which ending you pick some fool in the near future will beckon the great ones again and start the hunt anew.

[@RainbowPowerRangerX]

Macder10 I want to note that I don't have a PS4 and thus haven't played Bloodborne. Just a fan of Dark Souls trying to become accustomed to the lore.

[@Macder10]

SelfAwarePedant ah okay. bloodborne is like dark souls in a loop. when a hunt ends it doesnt end for good. when the old blood is used again or the old gods get awakened the hunt starts again

[@MetalDrummer141]

Macder10 Not necessarily. It's not Dark Souls. There is no Great Never Ending Cycle that we can't break, it's literally just "Some people fucked up hard once, then other people found their fuckup and fucked up harder." Then you go and kill 3+ literal Gods. One can assume that the other Great Ones, be they new tentacle monsters or just more Amygdala's, would want to steer clear now that they know someone can kill them and pretty much transform into them There is no cycle, there is no Flame, their is nothing but a series of events in an isolated location. For all we know the rest of the world is perfectly fine, after all in the opening cutscene everything goes well until you take the blood, then you see the wolves and messengers.The Hunters Dream could quite literally be a dream inside of a dream, brought on by the players possible skepticism of the effectiveness of blood but requirement to seek it out. You literally could have just been tripping major balls the whole time

[@Macder10]

MetalDrummer141 it IS an cycle since the great ones will have to reproduce every once and then. this will start the hunt. unless every great one is slain (which is nearly impossible) this cycle will continue forever. and about the lands around yharnam thing. how is this relevant? it is highly implied there are cities with people iving around lordran/drangleic as well. the darksign isnt a 100%. the darksign isnt even that common. around the time of dark souls 1 there are several cities which just ban undead to the asylum and keep on living.

[@MANNLIERMANNCO]

There is a lot of evidence that suggests that Gehrman and the hunter´s workshop acted as a stealthy approach to deal with the scourge of the beasts, this can be noticed due to their black garbs and easily concealed weapons. Tough, once Gehrman´s hunters failed to contain the beasts in Old Yharnam, the church established Ludwig as the new "head hunter", so he would take a more direct approach to the beast hunt, wielding huge hammers and swords to deal with bigger and bigger beasts, because oddly enough, clerics became the most hideous of beasts.

[@curtisjackson5793]

before Ludwig and after Gehrman's time there was the powder kegs and the choir serving as the military arm of the healing church though

[@Vyral714]

I love listening to VaatiVidya playlists to keep me nicely entertained while farming =]

[@VaatiVidya]

+Vyral714 which game are ya farming on?

[@Vyral714]

Bloodborne, farming shards in Hypogean Gaol. I find that learning/discovering the lore puts so much of the game into context and makes eerything you see and encounter that much more interesting, if that makes sense.

[@SpartanHighKing14]

+VaatiVidya I love listening to you speak. Your English is so exquisite.

[@lilmoe9537]

agreed even though I've listened to it 5 times already

[@butters5373]

such a calming voice

[@RIDDLE0MASTER]

Creedance Bloodwater: "I see a red moon rising. I see trouble on the way. I see great once descendin'. I see amigdalas today. Don't go around tonight, Well it's bound to take your life, There's a red moon on the rise."

[@graysonblaufuss9166]

I know I’m late but this is one of the best comments I have ever read on KZbin.

[@GPIA]

Get excited by a new VaatiVidya video. Realize it's a condensed version of one I already saw. Be sad.

[@VaatiVidya]

GPIA7R It's written quite differently, if that helps ;_;

[@GPIA]

VaatiVidya As I notice this during viewing, sadness wanes. Replaced with satisfaction. Good. Good. :)

[@cylonscion5470]

GPIA7R Vaati is taking cues from FROM/Namco by re-releasing his old content (sotfs edition)

[@VaatiVidya]

Baba Snooker lol yup

[@mezuki64]

VaatiVidya oh I can't wait for Dark Souls lll

[@robTCGZ]

The longer story video may be more detailed, but this one make things clearer for me. Good work as always, waiting for more videos!!

[@VaatiVidya]

robTCGZ Yeah it was easier to speak logically and line out the narrative without delving into item descriptions and "explaining why" all the time. That's why I decided to do this - and i'm really glad it helped!

[@roblemieux1910]

I think the exchange between Willam and Laurence is the most interesting dialogue - it can be taken multiple ways given the definition of the word "fear" in "fear the old blood." In Victorian times, the word fear was also used to mean to have reverence or awe for something Godly; it also means to have respect for something in addition to being afraid or cautious of it. We don't really know what Willam's definition of "fear the old blood," maybe it just depends on what ending to the game you prefer.

[@Felipemelazzi]

Holy moly, you're right! I couldn't belive it until I looked at a dictionary. "Reverence" and "fear" have a this link!

[@randymarsh3843]

Bloodborne is my favorite game ever! Dark Souls is awesome, but Bloodborne is just different! Anybody here likes Bloodborne more than DS?

[@frusci.t]

yep

[@xVisuaLxEffects]

No. I love my DS. I have one that does the 3D now.

[@austinbaker3752]

Randy Marsh I did then DS3 came out and after I beat the abyss watchers I fell in love with the game😂

[@krsi2105]

Randy Marsh I'd probably love Bloodborne, but it is Playstation exclusive

[@kevinsanchez9923]

Randy Marsh I have yet to play bloodborne but the bar has been set. I don't think darksouls 3 can be outdone.

[@bewsket]

This was a great video Vaati! I've watched the 30 minute version before as well, and despite it being very-detailed, very well edited and referenced with sources, it was really hard to get the whole picture after watching it still! Bloodborne has just such a complicated realm! But this video is really concise, thank you for doing such a rewrite ;] At least I understand the story better now

[@ze-tophat-gamer1424]

Let us hope Vaati makes a Cainhurst lore video. It's pretty simple of a story but a cool one none the less.

[@somayough]

Ze-TopHat-Gamer I second this!

[@VaatiVidya]

Ze-TopHat-Gamer Yeah for sure, it's my favorite area. I might commission that thumbnail art now and get on that..

[@swapnilgohil7280]

@@VaatiVidya it's been 5 years!

[@whatdoesthisthingdo]

@@VaatiVidya 6 years! Is the thumbnail done yet?

[@the_killergameover9256]

😔someone free me from the hunt I can’t stop hunting I’ve been hunting for 5 years

[@johnperez843]

Just accept Gehrman's request in your NG+9,455!

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@johnperez843 I'll free him but I have second thoughts.

[@chilly456]

"Man kills God, ascends into hentai"

[@Taboo08]

Lol

[@Zoxan96]

VaatiVidya Vaati, what do you think about the Doll being a Great One? Let me explain better: the Doll gives you strenght during the game, she's obviously a very powerful figure. Consuming three Thirds of Umbilical Cord means you've consumed a whole umbilical cord of a Great One, and you're ready to become one of them. You just need a greater challenge than the usual. The Moon Presence may be a Great One, yes, but there is another one we never see during the game: Oedon, the formless Great One. Its consciousness may reside within the Doll, and that's why she allows you to level up. "Every Great One loses its child, and then yearns for a surrogate." When you defeat the Moon Presence, you become an infant Great One; the Doll takes you with her arms, caressing you, cuddling you as a mother would do.

[@Zoxan96]

VaatiVidya There are a couple more points to prove that: Oedon is said to be formless and almost omnipresent. It is also said to be only heard, and never seen. This one might be a little stretched, but if it's omnipresent, it can easily enter a dream, even one created by another Great One, such as the Hunter's Dream. Maybe, it can even infiltrate, chosing as a host a soul-less body, an artificial being, and it may give this being a voice... It could help this inanimate object to git gud... Another hint comes with the Tear Blood Gem. "A doll sheds neither blood nor tears and thus its nature remains unknown". This, we can read in the description of the Tear Stone. However, the item you obtain from it is the "Tear BLOOD Gem". Also, we've seen through item descriptions and boss battles that the blood of a Great One is silver-like, more similar to the one of the Doll than to that of humans, or Pthumerians. How can a formless being bleed? What would its blood be like? Surely, something stranger than anything else you've seen before.

[@Zoxan96]

Aaron Henry Yeah. Essentially, you can see how the "Coldblood" items become whiter and whiter as the descriptions start to say "Great One", "Old Great One", and so on. The message in the Unseen Village saying "Behold! A paleblood sky!" might refer to the moon (meaning="to the Great Ones"), and the Doll has the most pale, the purest blood. The Tear Blood Gem is the perfect healing item: it slowly restores your HPs. The Healing Church uses the Old Blood to cure the ill, and what's purer than the blood of a Great One, able to restore life itself? About the relationship between the Doll and Gherman, I have my theory, but it's a bit late for me (00.08), so I'll write it down later. I think I'll make a couple of videos explaining my theories, then.

[@mounaimomri554]

@@DrMoose-nd6qm i cum blooooooood

[@nothingEvil101]

Very late I know, but is paleblood = old blood? I think not or am I mistaken?

[@Zoxan96]

@@nothingEvil101 I think they're different, but it's been a while and I'm not sure

[@kavkazip]

Kos or kosm?

[@petrsauer8240]

kavkazip Some say ...

[@77Jonboygush]

+Petr Sauer Do you hear our prayers?

[@allancruz4069]

+Jonnyboy MWOOOOOhhh ooooohhh OOOAaaaaaAAAHHHHH

[@Nagluuu]

do it like you did with the vacuous rom, grant us eyes

[@mrgaudy1954]

From what I understand, kos (or some say kos'm)

[@therefinedhellion5041]

So if you go with the third option, you pretty much become a tentacle Jesus? Lol.

[@tylerjanczak2382]

Keep up the good work Vaati, always the best voiceover/ lore for souls/souls-like series

[@Loran93]

It's incredible how you can love a game without even knowing the story behind his world. Miyazaki and From Software magic. Wow, thank you Vaati

[@Redd2D]

An infant great one... You're a kid now, you're a squid now!

[@cityunseen]

I have nothing to say except: beautiful. Clear, concise. Helped me fill in some gaps where the dream realm was concerned. Great work

[@infernalflamezz7480]

Im getting the chills by seeing how deep this game is, I am just playing and not really paying attention to dialogue, guess I should tho.

[@tips1pxl]

That camera movement at 4:12 bravo!

[@user-np5es9hc8p]

I love that there is someone like you to fill in the gaps for the lore of Bloodborne (and other souls games). Plus, your voice is dope, so calming to listen to haha. I can't wait to listen to your videos on Dark Souls 3. Thanks for putting in the effort to makes these videos. I hope you continue.

[@Fullbatteri]

Actually, there are 4 umbilical cords in the game.

[@nocksar744]

lolol

[@stoneydays2531]

I love how he edits *technically 4* in the video. Vaati can never be wrong lmao

[@delmondconagher3816]

aren't there 5? micolash, willem, gherman, the one you get from killiing arianna's baby, and the one from killing the pregnant iosefka imposter?

[@heyimanameheyimalastname]

@@delmondconagher3816 Willem's is the one you get from fake Iosefka.

[@mohammadosman1474]

Mergo,The cord In the abandoned work shop , Losefka imposter and Arianna's baby that makes 4

[@iPlay43]

It is almost a half year me trying to figure out the story of Bloodborne even tho i watched a lot videos. But by listening to this video very slowly and carefully, I finally came to some point where I get it (kinda). Thank you! You're doing great work. The way you introduce and talk in these videos is magnificent. Keep it up!

[@Vicioussama]

Who's to say no one else ascended? It would seem to me that all great ones were perhaps once humans who ascended :O

[@Elkaade]

The God Emperor Agreed, just looking at how things are in our universe, real great things all look beautful and majestic, here the supposted great beins are disgusting and are doing worse things than humans. It may be, that they are humans trapped in a new state of being.

[@Schleicherfreund]

The God Emperor It's said that Humans and Great Ones were different races.

[@Vicioussama]

Schleicherfreund it is said, doesn't mean it is true :P that's often the case with Souls games.

[@Schleicherfreund]

The God Emperor It's the closest to the truth of an explanation you will get.

[@MrShodan30]

The God Emperor From what I gather you can tell by the blood. If when you hit them it's red blood, they used to be human before changing (Rom, Vicar Amelia etc). If when you hit them it's paleblood, then they are a Great One, so different species entirely (Ebrietas, Amygdala and so on)

[@TheNinjaDC]

I like Bloodborne's story more than any souls game. It feels fresh, with the right combination of complexity & simplicity. Even if you don't get the whole story, its easy to understand the core theme of the dangers of ambition. I find this much better than Dark Soul's story which is essentially repackaged greek god lore in a medieval setting.

[@cyber3408]

Your mysterious, calm voice make these vids absolutely amazing. You are a great person Vaati.

[@FreedomsLife1776]

Just got my platinum trophy for beating this a third time: absolutely an incredible game. So beautiful and well done. You really have to pay attention and think to get anything figured out. Thanks for your videos:

[@salad8990]

I was so excited to 100% this game that I let the controller down in excitement and accidentally attacked German triggering an ending I had already went through and couldn’t go back and undue it. So I have to beat the game a forth time to get the platinum trophy, I’m good at 99% lol

[@WeirdTroll666]

@@salad8990 platinum it

[@pg9193]

@@WeirdTroll666 I agree, gotta do it now, or salad won't live it down

[@ezequiellopez3799]

Third ending: YOU´RE A SQUID NOW!

[@Lucifer-hq5pe]

YOU'RE A KID NOW!

[@aziz506x]

This video made more sense than the longer one ... Thank you so much. I finally understand the plot.

[@RomShalfey]

I'm amazed by how you put all those puzzles in correct order. Nicely done!

[@ydoc212]

Oh...this makes so much more sense now after watching it...I love your videos man. You have a knack for piecing these stories together in an interesting way.

[@KSMohoganyWizard1869]

This was helpful. I never got to play bloodborne, but have watched streams on occasion. Being able to ease into the lore before watching the thirty minute video greatly helped my comprehension and retention of information.

[@VaatiVidya]

Mohogany Guy 1869 That's great, definitely what I was aiming for here

[@YouTubeLate]

Upon seeing the sunrise and reading the description of the shining coins: “I’m rich! Rich I tells ya!”

[@MTDude123]

Thanks for all your Bloodborne videos! I love this world! You gave a lot of really good background on the story that I never really picked up on my first couple of playthroughs. Really hope they make Bloodborne 2 as I count this game as an all-time favorite. A++ in my book. Keep up the great work!

[@evrymsic7517]

Thank you for this video! My respect on you for the whole work to read all items and interact with the characters to understand the story.

[@diluted_potato8774]

I love your videos Vaati.

[@bohemiangrove]

I love how the director: Hidetaka Miyazaki created a story where the ending has no end, meaning that another hunter can eventually defeat you. Best story ever.

[@andrewortiz6264]

I'm on NG+3 myself (haven't played in a few months) but I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of The Old Hunters. VaatiVidya, I've watched several of your videos before, but this one right here earned a subscription. Thank you for this synopsis of Bloodborne, and I plan to watch the longer version when I get home this evening.

[@DaDangerDog]

Thank you SO much! I was struggling to understand the story, and it was effecting my desire to play. Well done mate :)

[@riotguards]

just so you know, the doll at the abandoned workshop actually moves her finger slightly its as creepy as it sounds

[@TheDark13Lover]

Your explanation made me insta subscribe. I started understanding everything, simply fantastic job and a well done analysing.

[@VaatiVidya]

TheDark13Lover Thanks Dark. Glad to have you along.

[@Nightswatch943]

These videos are amazing. So much time and detail put into them.

[@justinmarwitz3185]

This is really great, like all your videos. I really enjoy the Souls universe and I'm happy there is someone doing these videos to help provide all the information we might miss in game. Thanks!

[@Femfab]

The only thing more amazing than the incredible story, is how well your style of telling the story compliments it. 11/10

[@MaskoftheWraith]

Love bloodborne. I platinumed Dark Souls 3 a few days ago, can't wait to return to Yharnam to play the DLC. The story for Bloodborne is so crazy I love it.

[@zeusthunder6799]

I love listening to your vids while doing playthroughs. You are awesome. Thanks for everything.

[@yahootheweirdo]

Thank you so much for this video, it helped me understand the game so much more, it was a clear interesting story you told us

[@jesseRya]

Great video. I would like to say though, I feel Gehrman burned down the lodge after Minsis because he was inspired to break the cycle. I don't think there was a supernatural reason for the lodge burning. Just Gehrman finally had enough after seeing what you had accomplished. Idk.

[@kumo34sans]

now laurence is now chillin all warm and cozy if some of you catch my drift ;)

[@ivanthegreat007gmail]

+Shaded Gamer Or even drunk with blood. Even wakes up all hungover and stuff.

[@xilverknight155]

Laurence's skull is on the altar in the Grand Cathedral where you fight Vicar Amelia. You touch his skull and it plays the cutscenes where Willem and Laurence are talking and Willem tells Laurence to, "fear the old blood"

[@Legendary-legend.]

wauw... really im speechless such a beautiful yet abnormal story. and you did an amazing job, then arrating was gorgeus

[@Hawkguy327]

Absolutely astonishing. Thank you very much for putting this together.

[@marshallgrimmett6290]

10:49 It would be cool if you get to fight the infant great one in bloodborne 2.

[@JamesGowan]

Love ya, VV. Don't let a lot of this stuff lately bring you down. Your fans appreciate your hard work!

[@Izziany]

I loved the story, I understood everything you said (I saw both versions, I enjoyed the longer better, I'm found of details). Congratulations, I await your videos!

[@angeloperez1093]

I`ve seen a lot of videos explaining the events in Bloodborne,but this is the one that actually cleared my doubts.

[@PiFrame]

This game's story and lore always fascinates me And touches the deepest bits of my heart

[@talkingbtr-82a76]

so in the true ending of bloodborne you pretty much turn into Cthulhu.

[@JamesHavoc84]

I played through this and didn't figure how intense the story was, great video! Puts it all together in a way I couldn't grasp during gameplay.

[@clair0248]

As always amazing work! This video clarified this game alot more.

[@elusiveone1230]

the name "bloodborne" makes so much sense now lol

[@saturn580]

4:32 I think Gehrman and the Hunter’s Workshop began as a band-aid solution to the beast outbreaks caused by the blood rituals of the Healing Church. A dirty little secret tucked away to protect the holy image of the church. However, the beast threat eventually grew to the point that the church itself was forced to train and equip its own hunters. Perhaps they were arrogant and believed they would succeed where Gehrman had failed and purge the beasts forever. Or that they could keep the threat at bay for long enough to find a solution in the ancient labyrinths. Maybe they knew there was no solution, but seeing how hopelessly dependant on blood healing their civilization had become, they were prepared to fight an endless war against the beasts that they themselves were creating. Or knowing that the only true solution would be to disband the church and outlaw blood healing, they chose to persist and cling to their power.

[@LeLuncher]

I really would love to see a completly playthrough with all story lines explained while playing from +VaatiVidya. Love your voice! =)

[@andrewmyers1686]

Amazing. Thank you so much for the time you spent making this.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Freud would have a field day with the Great Ones. But they might not fit in the psychoanalysis chair.

[@mixmixi100]

KZbin has recommended this video over 10 times to me and I think I have always clicked to watch it...

[@eli-mm3vb]

That first hunter ost in the backround and your voice is the perfect combination

[@trillz90]

Watched your 30 min video on the story and i still had no idea what the hell i was listening to. THIS on the other hand was straight to the point and made sooooo much more sense! Thank you, Vaati!

[@kank8016]

What a great..... Vidya

[@ritvik9489]

Wait, then why are there hunters trying to kill YOU.

[@neil340]

Right, i don't get that. Aren't you all fighting for the same cause?

[@slimcognito5764]

Ritvik Y. Because the flow of time is distorted in Lordran... oh wait.

[@clark6050]

those hunters went mad with blood lust and turned into beasts like Father Gasciogne, Laurence, Henryke ect. they kill anything really not just you. Also look at all the hunters who are sane and dont try to kill you like Alfred, Eileen, and Durja (well he tries at first, but not because he's a beast.)

[@neil340]

clark6050 makes sense

[@ritvik9489]

clark6050 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@DarkWizard007]

I absolutely loved your entire explanation! would love to be able to repost it if you allow

[@krypticcrimson725]

i love ur voice its so soothing and ur good at telling stories

[@kevintoth5365]

Best voice ever.

[@dragonexplodingheads]

Hey, VaatiVidya, regarding all the shit you're getting on Reddit and stuff, I just wanted to speak up and say that I think you're an amazing part of this community and I hope you continue to produce content of this quality and calibre through the entirety of the Souls series and beyond. I've been watching your stuff since Demon Souls and I'd hate to see you brought down by assholes spitting hate. Don't let the idiots keep you down, man. You keep on keeping on.

[@RedRage2697]

What are they saying on reddit?

[@glaxglax]

RedRage2697 There's proof that he plagiarized some of his "Bloodborne Story explained" video from a 90-page lore analysis written by a guy named dmcRedgrave. The transcript was fed through plagiarism software which detected not low, not medium but high plagiarism throughout the video - some sentences were directly lifted (item descriptions and quotes from the game were ignored by the software). The evidence is damning and Vaati's response was not to address it in a video, but write a note defending himself. His response completely skirts around the plagiarism software, claiming it was just flagging item descriptions (which it had already been explained, were ignored by the software). It's pretty clear he wants us all to forget about this. This is coming from somebody who very much wishes none of this were true. When you look at the facts though, any rational person will come to the conclusion that Vaati blatantly copied some of his Bloodborne story video - which he could've easily avoided by simply quoting his sources (it would not have been hard)

[@chris19wp83]

Great vid man, keep up the good work.

[@Rycerz49]

For me, Bloodborne and Vaati vids on KZbin made this my absolute favourite PS4 game. So addictive, played this game for months and your lore videos made it even better. I plat'd the game long ago but want to play through it again one day. We need a sequel to this for ps5...

[@amernice]

is any of this gonna be on the exam?

[@benbenben123ben]

such a creepy crazy story.. geez

[@SonicPrototype]

Love the way you explained the umbilical chords in this! Awesome!

[@YuGiOhDuelChannel]

Excellent video, was much easier to follow and understand then the 30min. one, well done!

[@KanyeLoreEnthusiast]

So are these umbilical cords kind of like the Behelits from Berserk?

[@mohammadsadiq7608]

Behelits choose their owners. Like Griffith was the chosen one and shit. These umbilical cords however don't do so (i think)

[@KanyeLoreEnthusiast]

hmm I forgot about that detail lol

[@mohammadsadiq7608]

Man I love berserk. Good thing the anime is returning this year.

[@KanyeLoreEnthusiast]

+Mohammad Sadiq you think it'll be good? I'd probably have to get used to the new voice actor

[@holo1560]

Sebastian Reyes huehuehue.. the 2016/2017 berserk anime sucked *laughs/cries*

[@hevinly4534]

14 seconds in I'm already confused, why can't this be simple! like Dark Sou- *head explodes*

[@brandonwestbrook6003]

Thank you for your videos. Always enjoy them

[@nicks2863]

Another amazing video. His level of knowledge is next level!